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New York’s 109th Airlift Wing ends Antarctic season with mission to move more than 1,100 people
February 14, 2014
An LC-130 Skibird from the New York Air National Guard is jacked up on the frozen ice shelf of Pegasus Field Jan. 16, 2014, after aircrew discovered a landing gear issue. The maintenance crews of the 109th Airlift Wing do not have hangars to work out of while deployed to Antarctica for Operation DEEP FREEZE and must work in the elements and handle unique challenges nearly every day.
Military training helps Soldier-athletes conquer luge challenges
February 14, 2014
Sgt. Matt Mortensen, left, of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program listens to WCAP teammate Sgt. Preston Griffall during a Team USA luge doubles press conference Feb. 10 at Gorki Media Center in Esto-Sadok, Russia.
Soldiers and Airmen in nine states helping as storm pummels South and middle-Atlantic
February 13, 2014
South Carolina National Guard members support the state Department of Public Safety along I-26 looking for stranded motorists on Feb. 12, 2014, in the wake of Winter Storm Pax, as the Weather Channel calls the storm.
National Guard units begin responding to ice storm in the Southeast
February 12, 2014
South Carolina National Guard wrecker crew assists state public safety officials during ice storm on Feb. 12, 2014.
First lady: 100 companies to hire 100,000 vets over five years
February 12, 2014
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Top Maryland Army Guard officer recognized with 'Stars and Stripes Award' works to mentor others
February 11, 2014
Army Brig. Gen. Linda Singh, the assistant adjutant general-Army with the Maryland National Guard, speaks with high school students during a youth mentorship in Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2014. The event was designed to foster a greater interest in science, technology, engineering and math among high school students--specifically minority students--and featured many senior military officials who spoke about their experiences and how science and technology impacted their lives.
Air Guard remains experienced, ready force, its leader says
February 11, 2014
Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III, director of the Air National Guard, addresses attendees at the Air Force Civic Leader Program Annual Conference at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Feb. 6, 2014. During the conference, Clarke spoke on the history, mission, command structure and organization of the Air National Guard and how it fills both its state and federal mission.
Guard Soldiers from Maryland and Virginia travel to Germany to help train next Kosovo forces
February 10, 2014
Left to right, Maj. Chuck Reinhold, Lt. Col. David Jones, Brig. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, Col. William Coffin and Col. Brent Johnson (standing) conduct a briefing Jan. 23, 2014, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany.
Air National Guard embraces 'one Air Force' concept
February 10, 2014
Chief Master Sgt. James Hotaling, command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard, speaks with newly minted Air Force chief master sergeants attending the Air Force District of Washington Chief’s Orientation and Recognition Ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2014.
Army recognizes two National Guard installations, others for innovative environmental practices
February 10, 2014
University of Vermont students are core sampling on frozen Lily Pad Pond at Camp Johnson. The goal is to reach below six inches of ice, 10-12 feet of water and into a 30-foot thick layer of peat bog. In this peat bog they have found pollen spores and remnants of plants dating back over 10,000 years.
California National Guard veterans visit Korean school they helped build in 1952
February 7, 2014
Korean War Veterans, U.S. Army and ROK Army members attend the opening ceremony for Kaiser Museum and graduation ceremony for Gapyung High School at Gapyung High School, South Korea Feb. 7, 2014.
Pennsylvania Guard medic exemplifies medics' creed 'so others may live'
February 7, 2014
Pennsylvania National Guard member Sgt. Joseph S. Love, 31, is preparing to donate a kidney to his former supervisor, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel S. Famous, 46. They're in an ambulance at Fort Indiantown Gap, Jan. 24, 2014.
Investigators warn of website scam targeting Soldiers
February 6, 2014
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Environmental issues are high priority at Wyoming's Camp Guernsey
February 6, 2014
Construction on the Counter Improvised Explosive Device Village at the Wyoming National Guard's Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, in Guernsey, Wyo., shown Oct. 5, 2010. The facility has a heavy emphasis on sustainability.
New York Guard Airmen and Soldiers teaching emergency response to residents
February 5, 2014
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Edwin Olivera distributes disaster and emergency response starter kits at the launch of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Citizen Preparedness Corps Training Program on Feb. 1. New York National Guard troops gave disaster and emergency training to more than 1,200 people who attended events at New Dorp High School here and in Suffolk County.
Kentucky National Guard recognized for best emergency management program
February 5, 2014
Army Sgt. Joshua White, 206th Engineer Battalion, talks with residents of Leitchfield, Ky., as part of a door-to-door health and welfare visit program conducted by members of the Kentucky National Guard.
Alaska Air Guardsmen rescue injured snowmachiner
February 5, 2014
An HH-60 Pave Hawk with the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, lands on the airfield in Galena, Alaska, to assist in the evacuation of residents from Galena, Alaska, May 28, 2013. A similar helicopter rescued an injured snowmachine rider.
Virginia National Guard schoolhouse named one of Army’s best in the nation
February 4, 2014
Infantrymen enrolled in the Fort Pickett-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute's Light Leaders Course conduct their final training exercise June 25, 2013, air assaulting into the Military Operations in Urban Terrain site with help from the Sandston-based 2nd Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment.
Guard members from four states learn strategic planning
February 4, 2014
Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Katkus, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard, gives a welcome speech at the start of a Strategic Execution course at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Jan. 6, 2014.
Soldier takes the long way from life in Nigeria to California National Guard
February 4, 2014
Wilson Ugah, then a 2nd lieutenant in the California Army National Guard, attends a family appreciation event with his wife, Olga, and children, Sofia and Rian, at Fort Sill, Okla., in 2010.